Priscilla Hon
Priscilla Hon is an Australian tennis player.
She reached a career-high WTA rankings in singles of World No. 118 in October 2019, and No. 91 in doubles in April 2018.
Career
Juniors
On the junior circuit, Hon achieved a career-high ranking of No. 13 in the world. She reached the semifinals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships girls' doubles.2015
In January 2015 at age 16, Hon made her senior Grand Slam main-draw debut at the Australian Open, as one of seven wild-card teams in women's doubles, partnering with fellow Australian Kimberly Birrell who was also age 16. They lost to the fifth-seeded American team of Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in straight sets, 3–6, 5–7. Hon was also given a wild card to the singles qualifying draw, but lost in the first round to qualifying tenth seed Evgeniya Rodina in straight sets, 6–7, 2–6.In March, Hon won her first ITF tournaments at the $15,000 event in Mornington where she claimed the singles title defeating Sandra Zaniewska in the final as well as claiming the doubles title alongside Tammi Patterson.
Hon continued her doubles success throughout the year, winning another three titles in Melbourne, Pula and Leipzig, as well as the final of Tweed Heads.
She won her second ITF singles title at the $25,000 event in Brisbane, defeating fellow Australian junior and good friend Kimberly Birrell in the final, 6–4, 6–3.
2016
Hon was given a main-draw wild card into the Brisbane International, but lost to Samantha Crawford in straight sets. Hon was awarded a main-draw wild card into the Australian Open after winning the 18/u National Championships in December 2015. She lost in round one to Annika Beck in straight sets.In May, Hon won her first title outside of Australia, defeating Jessica Crivelletto in the final of Santa Margherita di Pula. Hon ended 2016 with a singles rank of 499.
2017
In August, Hon qualified for and made the semifinals of the Challenger de Gatineau.In September, she qualified for the Korean Open and won her first WTA Tour match against Karolína Muchová. Hon defeated Arantxa Rus to make the quarterfinals, where was defeated by Richèl Hogenkamp. Hon ended 2017 with a singles rank of 227.
2018
She lost in the final round of qualifying for the Australian Open, and competed on the ITF Women's Circuit with limited success. In May, she lost in the first round of qualifying for the French Open. In June, she reached the semifinals of the Surbiton Trophy. Hon lost in the second round of qualifying for Wimbledon. Hon ended 2018 with a singles rank of 158.2019
Hon commenced at Brisbane, where she was awarded a wild card and lost to Harriet Dart in round one. At the Sydney International, she defeated Tatjana Maria in round one before losing to Aliaksandra Sasnovich. At the Australian Open, she was awarded a wild card but lost in the first round to Astra Sharma.In February, Hon represented Australia for the first time in Fed Cup partnering with Ash Barty in doubles. The pair won the deciding rubber 6-4 7-5 against USA resulting in Australia progressing to the semi-final.
In May, Hon achieved her first Main Draw win at a Grand Slam tournament by defeating Timea Babos 3-6 6-2 6-1 at the French Open before falling to eventual Quarterfinalist Madison Keys in three sets in the second round.
Hon experienced limited success on grass in Europe, falling in the second round of qualifying at Wimbledon.
In August, Hon travelled to North America and reached the quarterfinal of the 2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open. At the US Open, Hon qualified for the singles main draw, before losing to Margarita Gasparyan in the first round. Hon returned to Australia and reached the semi-final of 2019 Bendigo Women's International. Hon ended 2019 with a singles rank of 126.
2020
Hon commenced 2020 losing the first round of 2020 Brisbane International and 2020 Adelaide International. At the 2020 Australian Open, Hon reached the second round for the first time at the Australian Open by defeating Kateryna Kozlova.ITF finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Mornington, Australia | 15,000 | Clay |  Sandra Zaniewska | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2015 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Kimberly Birrell | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2016 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay |  Jessica Crivelletto | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Oct 2018 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Ellen Perez | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Mar 2019 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Olivia Rogowska | 6–7, 3–6 |
Doubles: 13 (10 titles, 3 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2014 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | Lizette Cabrera | Jessica Moore Abbie Myers | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2015 | ITF Mornington, Australia | 15,000 | Clay | Tammi Patterson |  Mana Ayukawa Ayaka Okuno | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2015 | ITF Melbourne, Australia | 15,000 | Clay | Tammi Patterson | Agata Barańska Sandra Zaniewska | 2–6, 6–4, |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay |  Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov | Cristina Bucșa Eva Guerrero Álvarez | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Leipzig, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | Jil Teichmann |  Pia König Conny Perrin | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2015 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 15,000 | Hard |  Dalma Gálfi | Kimberly Birrell Tammi Patterson | 7–6, 3–6, |
| Win | 5–2 | Mar 2017 | ITF Mornington, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Fanny Stollár | Jessica Moore  Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2017 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Julia Glushko |  Tereza Mrdeža Conny Perrin | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2017 | ITF Brescia, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Julia Glushko |  Montserrat González  Ilona Kremen | 2–6, 7–6, |
| Loss | 7–3 | Jun 2017 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Julia Glushko |  Montserrat González Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–3 | Jun 2017 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Vera Lapko | Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Piter | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–3 | Aug 2017 | ITF Lexington, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Vera Lapko | Hiroko Kuwata  Valeria Savinykh | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–3 | Mar 2018 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 60,000 | Clay |  Dalila Jakupović | Makoto Ninomiya Miyu Kato | 6–4, 4–6, |